Guidelines for intraoperative neuromonitoring using raw (analog or digital waveforms) and quantitative electroencephalography: A position statement by the American society of neurophysiological monitoring

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 369-390

  Isley, Michael R ^a   Edmonds Jr , Harvey L ^b   Stecker, Mark ^c  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American society of neurophysiological monitoring; Electroencephalography; Intraoperative neuromonitoring

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ANESTHETIC DRUGS; BRAIN FUNCTIONS; BURST SUPPRESSION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CORTICAL PERFUSION; DEPTH OF ANESTHESIA; DIGITAL WAVEFORMS; EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; EEG PATTERN; END POINTS; EXPERT OPINION; INTRA-OPERATIVE; LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; NEUROMONITORING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; POSITION PAPERS; PUBLIC REVIEW; RAPID GROWTH; SURGICAL MANAGEMENT; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MONITORING; OXYGENATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREND STUDY;

CREDENTIALING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449122774     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-009-9191-y     Document Type: Review

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